Code of Canon Law (1983)

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The Code of Canon Law (1983) is the comprehensive legal code governing the Latin (Roman) Catholic Church, defining its structures, sacraments, and disciplinary norms.

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instanceOf canon law code
law of the Catholic Church
legal code
alsoKnownAs Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law

CIC 1917
surface form: CIC 1983

Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: Codex Iuris Canonici (1983)
appliesTo Roman Rite
authenticInterpreter Dicastery for Legislative Texts
surface form: Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
authority Pope
surface form: Supreme Pontiff
basedOn Second Vatican Council
surface form: Second Vatican Council reforms
cameIntoForceOn 27 November 1983
complements Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Disciplinae Leges
contains canon 1752
defines obligations of the Christian faithful
rights of the Christian faithful
distinctFrom Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
surface form: Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO)
dividedInto Books
doesNotApplyTo Eastern Catholic Churches
finalCanonMotto salus animarum suprema lex
governs Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
hasBook Book I: General Norms
Book II: The People of God
Book III: The Teaching Function of the Church
Book IV: The Sanctifying Function of the Church
Book V: The Temporal Goods of the Church
Book VI: Sanctions in the Church
Book VII: Processes
hasOfficialAbbreviation CIC/83
inspiredBy ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council
juridicalNature universal law of the Latin Church
languageOfPromulgation Latin
legalSystem canon law
legalTradition Latin canon law
numberOfCanons 1752
promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
promulgatedThrough Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Disciplinae Leges
promulgationDate 25 January 1983
publisherOfTypicalEdition Vatican Publishing House
surface form: Libreria Editrice Vaticana
regulates church discipline
church governance
ecclesiastical offices
judicial processes in the Church
marriage in the Catholic Church
penal sanctions in the Church
religious institutes
sacraments
replaced 1917 Code of Canon Law
surface form: Code of Canon Law (1917)
subjectTo authentic interpretations by the Holy See
subjectToRevision subsequent motu proprios and legislative acts
territorialScope worldwide for the Latin Church

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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego subjectToCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Subiaco Diocese follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Laity in the Church hasCanonicalDefinitionIn Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
Acta Apostolicae Sedis seeAlso Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Viaticum canonLawContext Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church
Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism basedOn Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism relatedTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law canons on ecumenism
Roman Catholic churches follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law (regarding sacred places)
Catholic Church hierarchy governedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Synod of Bishops legalBasis Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
French Bishops' Conference follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Code of Canon Law (1983) alsoKnownAs Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
Code of Canon Law (1983) alsoKnownAs Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Codex Iuris Canonici (1983)
Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in Mexico follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Latin Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
CCEO complements Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
CCEO distinctFrom Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
Sacri Canones relatedTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
sui iuris Church hasCanonicalDefinitionIn Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Latin Church in Italy followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of 1983
Archdiocese of Monterrey followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
Pio-Benedictine Code repealedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
Pio-Benedictine Code partiallySupersededBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
Diocese of Vicenza followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
Indulgences in the Catholic Church codifiedIn Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Corpus Iuris Canonici isDistinctFrom Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: 1983 Codex Iuris Canonici
Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Latin Church
Archdiocese of Turin governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Archdiocese of Kraków governedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Faculty of Canon Law regulatesStudiesAccordingTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Vicarius Christi codifiedIn Code of Canon Law (1983)
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Archdiocese of Milan followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
Roman Catholic dioceses regulatedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Latin Church worldwide followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Latin Church worldwide governedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
German Bishops' Conference follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Spanish Episcopal Conference follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Ecclesiastical province of Utrecht governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Catholic Church in the Netherlands subjectToCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay usesCanonicalCode Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
Diocese of Las Vegas followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Diocese of Reno subjectToCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orléans uses Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Latin Church
Diocese of Gozo followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in Slovakia hasCanonicalLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Metropolitan Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján subjectTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Martín in Argentina follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church